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My personal favourite was this one - I'm a great fan of Art Deco and you seem to have a great feel for it, too. And many other styles, of course! You're very talented. Whenever someone asks who's my favourite typographer, I'll answer them "Seanwes on Reddit does some damn fine work".

I recently invested a small fortune of my savings to do a hand-drawn poster run in response to people that said they were interested, but have yet to make that investment back. I appreciate any support!

Have you considered marketing yourself for, say, wedding invitations and stuff? This guy lives downstairs from me and makes his living doing maps, invitations, tattoos, and a bunch of other stuff. He's pretty fantastic, and he's in high demand among people who know good typographical work.

That is absolutely gorgeous! I'm a designer full time, and I do lettering for work as well as a hobby. I kind of just take work as it comes (learned to live that way after freelancing/running firm for a number of years now).

In all honesty, if I were getting married anytime soon I'd hire you to write out an original for invitations and the programs (I wouldn't make you do 100 or so by hand, haha, just the original) and if I did place cards I'd hire you for that too. Too bad I'm not getting married anytime soon.

This could be done better.
Being at work, I don't really have what I need to do something nice. This is the best I could do freehand in just a few seconds, so I can get back to what I'm supposed to be doing.

Proof that I've started my attempts, although I never was a great calligrapher and haven't held my pens for over a year now.
http://i.imgur.com/Ki3fL.jpg

EDIT: Warming up a bit more, unfortunately my camera's detail is too high and you can see how bad it is: http://i.imgur.com/9wa1m.jpg
Should I continue? I have a ton of colors and things. Looks like my brush for the detail work is kinda nerfed though.

This. That pretty much sums up what I'd planned on saying. Except in a few more words. I really like these, and you're definitely very talented, but this could be about 10 times snarkier, darker, and a little more perverse. Then it would definitely stand out. If you don't have that inside you, you could definitely get some inspiration from the internet and The Far Side. As they stands right now, I still really like them. They're aesthetically striking. I just didn't enjoy reading them. Maybe they're a little too sweet for me. Obviously just my opinion, but I'm guessing a lot of people would agree.

I feel completely opposite; As an artist, I was inspired by this collection, agreeing with a lot of it and taking the rest to heart. I feel as though the edgy, angst-y angle that reddit might think is cool would diminish whats so beautiful and pure about this collection.

And don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to sound like some grown up, mature fuckwad. I just don't like piss in my flowers.

I have lots more lettering on my website: seanwes.com
I have a number of timelapse videos showing my process (sketching, drawing, vectoring, etc.) on youtube.
I regularly share new sketches on twitter if you're into that.

I've been really into lettering most of my life. Always thought I was a bit odd as a kid in middle school drawing letter forms when most other artists I knew were drawing still life or other illustrations. I was overjoyed to discover as I got older that there was a world called 'typography'. It was a magical thing for me to learn! The internet has a wonderful way of making one feel like of a weirdo (even though we still may be one). I've since rediscovered my passion in recent years and have been pursuing it with a renewed fascination ever since.

This is so cool . . . I've made some random stabs at this kind of thing but didn't know it was a thing. Thank you for sharing, I will definitely be trying more in the future (I'm thinking of great ways to use this for gifts/cards for my friends). Are there any source books you recommend? Or do you come up with the fonts completely on your own? If so, you're even more of a genius!

Thanks , I actually never used book resources to refer to. Rather, I exposed myself to large quantities of classic typography through the internet and spent great lengths of time recreating, experimenting with and practicing my letters. Textbooks and other type specimen are still a welcome resource, though it's not the type of thing I would say is necessary in anyone's education that is interested in getting into lettering. Practice is the most important thing, and classical type reference is very important in my opinion (which you can access a lot of online).

I totally do. I have somewhat of a fascination with them. From a typographic standpoint, they are (in my opinion) some of the most beautiful glyphs in terms of characteristics and expression. I enjoy their many different unique forms and mysterious, often indescribable beauty.

I really liked the one where "Well wielded words work wonders, warming weakened wills with wisdom while withstanding wrongs which would wound." Did you come up with that or is it a quote from somebody?

Oh dude, you know what you're right! That was in my folder when I uploaded but it was actually a digital rendering of a sketch I made on my iPad with a stylus. You're totally right, and I wasn't thinking of that in consideration of the title. Sorry, did not intend to mislead! If I share a video screencast of me vectoring it, will that make up for it? =)

ah i see! that makes sense. all the other ones were clearly ink on paper and then that one stuck out to me, and i was like hmm... this seems different. but still definitely cool nonetheless. drawing AND tech skills, very impressive man!

Do a quick search for gothic alphabet. Pick one that interests you or one that you like. Practice drawing the forms like you see them. You could even print a sheet out and trace over it if you want to. The main thing is to become intimately familiar with the letterforms of various forms of type. Eventually, after much practice and repetition, you'll be able to draw serif, sans serif, blackletter, etc. all from memory. Once you do it from memory, you'll copy those details less and less meticulously, and with more and more fluidity. This is what will allow you to come up with your own style while still retaining the fundamentals that make letters recognizable.

You need to work on your details and also scaling and spacing. Some lines seem to be incredibly shaky as well. I wouldnt pay atention to these if these were scetches, though title seems to suggest otherwise.

example:
http://i.imgur.com/36M7J.png
it says aesthetic, but the "shade" lines are anything but, if they were all drawn at the same angle it would look so much better.

So there is a lot of space for improvement, i suggest you figure out how the perspective works, you should also pre-draw your works with a pencil and then use the marker/pen, it should help with the shaky lines. Another must when dealing with typography are using pencil guidelines to keep your letter sizing in check.

Thanks for the feedback. Keep in mind the ampersand I did in the example you linked to is little bigger than the size of a quarter. While I share your love for perfection (I myself am a chronic perfectionist), I've recently tried to embrace the small imperfections of hand-drawn typography as I feel it gives it character. It can be a bit difficult to tell the size of a lot of my work due to lack of comparison with anything to give scale, but I draw extremely small, and the photos of my work are quite close up (some taken with a macro lens) which is why you can see the subtle bleeding of the ink and imperfect lines.

It looks fantastic. I'd also like to mention that I really enjoy the spurs in the U & O (I noticed someone commented against those, and had to say something!). They are lopsided, but that adds character.

These are AWESOME. But not only because they look cool, but I'm somewhat of an artist (and a perfectionist) as well and I can only imagine the patience and trials-and-errors it takes to perfect every single word, down to the last detail. I applaud you for this awesomeness.

I used to all the time! Admittedly, not as often now, but I can't point to every single piece and show you a mistake. It's been a long journey, but I've learned to accept the imperfections, learn from them, and move on. It's been liberating once I've learned to do that.

This is...holy shit, man. I'm going to save and print out all of these and put them on my wall to motivate me. I love all this stuff you've done and it makes me happy that someone still does this, with what I've always thought to be a 'lost medium'.

Sorry to hear you think it's a waste. I still upvoted you out of gratitude for the acknowledgement of talent. I agree, Dubstep is a bit overdone, trendy, and there's a lot that's just plain crap! Would you mind listening to this track I produced and giving me your honest opinion? I realize Dubstep has a certain connotation, though I prefer not to subscribe to labels and just create.

They all look very good, but sometimes it seems like you try to mash too many different styles into one piece. Also, i think you could do wonders with some nib pens (like paralell pen by pilot or art pen by Rotring).

Thank you for the kind words. I can assure you, you are no inferior human being by any means! I would encourage you to pursue your passions and do what you love to do. Don't give up, don't be afraid to fail, and don't listen to the haters. There are some things you are good at that others couldn't even begin to do. No matter where you are in life or with a particular skill or talent, remember that you are an inspiration to someone.

Ever thought about getting into comics? I know the majority of books are done digitally these days, but there are still a few hand-letterers going strong out there, and digital just can't compare to what someone like you (or my all-time favorite, Todd Klein) could put down on a page.

try prismacolor premier, it outclasses pigma micron in every conceivable way. you'll get cleaner lines, won't bleed on the paper, has a more even color, they won't splinter tips, and they won't leak when traveling at all. anyone who says otherwise is a damned liar. my microns were still working when i upgraded, but i tossed them anyway. i'll never ink with those miserable pens again, i'd rather use a bic.